at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
here and there; in places
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
quarrel; dispute; argument
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
standing together in a disorderly fashion; standing close around; crowding together; flooding in (applicants, election candidates, etc.)
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
scenery; scene; landscape
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
stairs; stairway; staircase
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
to lose one's way; to get lost
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to happen to meet; to come across
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
danger; peril; hazard; risk
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
of course; certainly; naturally